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Olympique de Marseille
Division:
French Ligue 1
By Air
The Marseille-Provence airport also known as the Marseille-Marignane Airport is 28km northwest of the city in the district of Marignane. There are several airlines flying to Marseille from the UK including budget airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair. more...
For further information and online booking services go to the websites of the airlines mentioned as follows
There are train services to the main railway station in the city, operated by the national railway company SNCF. However, the cheaper and equally convenient other possibility is to hop onto one of the Navette Shuttle Buses that link the airport with the train station. Airport-bound buses leave from the train station’s main entrance approx. every 20 minutes. The journey itself takes around 25 minutes.
The most comfortable but also the most expensive way to get to the city centre from the airport is by taxi. Taxis are available outside the terminal building or by contacting Airport Taxis, tel. 0033 442 1424 44, e-mail taxisairport@tiscali.fror check their website on www.taxis-aeroport.com.A journey from the airport to the centre of Marseille costs around €40 day rate and €50 night rate. Drivers usually also speak English.
Take the Eurostar from London to Lille, and then the TGV to Marseille. Lille-Europe handles Eurostar trains from London and TVG’s (Trains á Grande Vitesse). The journey takes around seven hours at cost from £299 return. more...
NOTE: Eurostar will depart from St Pancras from 14.11.07
Facilities at the train stations
London St. Pancras (from 14.11.07) accommodates cafes, currency exchange, newsagents, gift shop, left luggage, ATMs and toilets with baby changing facilities
Lille - Cafes, currency exchange, left luggage, ATMs, toilets with baby changing facilities. Taxis
The journey takes approx 22hrs from London and costs between £94 and £102 depending on which ticket you buy. Insurance is also available for £4. Eurolines stops at the Coach Station, Gare Routiere, Place Victor Hugo.
For further details and online booking services visit www.eurolines.com
By Car
A journey by car from Liverpool via London (M11), Paris and Lyon is 978 miles and takes around 17 hours 30 minutes (according to RAC Route planner). There are three motorways that access the city of Marseille. more...
Take the A55 from Nîmes (connected to the A7 from Lyon) to get directly to the city centre. On the A7 (connected to the A51 from Aix-en-Provence and Sisteron) you can arrive directly at the train station (following the direction ‘Centre-ville’ and ‘Gare Saint-Charles). A50 is the East motorway coming from Nice and Toulon. ...less
By Ferry
There are ferry links from Marseille with Corsica, Sardinia and Tunisia but no direct link with the UK.
Passenger Ferry Terminal is located at place de la Joilette 2e.
